As the #Qatargate scandal continues to rock @europarl_en MEPs voted today on a resolution setting out the steps to tackle corruption in the House.
Here are our demands👉 https://left.eu/issues/explainers/how-parliament-the-eu-should-react-to-the-qatar-corruption-scandal/
And below a 🧵thread🧵 breaking down some of the most controversial proposals 👇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Left_EU/status/1603366964763758593
Some of the key proposals include:
🔴Creation of a committee of inquiry & independent ethics body
🔴Suspension of all legislative work linked to Qatar until clarity established
🔴Tighter rules on conflicts of interest
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Left_EU/status/1603366967817211908
We also secured an amendment reiterating Parliament’s demand to:
- make the EU Transparency Register mandatory
- strengthen it
- & expand its scope, including to former MEPs.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Left_EU/status/1603390586777751561
Amendment adopted ⬇️
“Suspends all work on legislative files relating to Qatar, particularly as regards
🛂visa liberalisation
✈️ the EU aviation agreement with Qatar
🥂planned visits
until the allegations have either been confirmed or dismissed”
➕ 518
➖ 15
Abstentions: 32
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Left_EU/status/1603384522393128972